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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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